Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Norway

Norway: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 was 0.1% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.1%
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
61st
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2012
All-time low
0.0%
in 2014
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Norway, 2004–2016

0.020.040.060.080.12004201020162004: 0.041 % of employed population aged 15-242005: 0.063 % of employed population aged 15-242006: 0.062 % of employed population aged 15-242007: 0.075 % of employed population aged 15-242008: 0.075 % of employed population aged 15-242009: 0.052 % of employed population aged 15-242010: 0.054 % of employed population aged 15-242011: 0.045 % of employed population aged 15-242012: 0.097 % of employed population aged 15-242013: 0.088 % of employed population aged 15-242014: 0.029 % of employed population aged 15-242015: 0.049 % of employed population aged 15-242016: 0.051 % of employed population aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 15-24.

Analysis

In 2016, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Norway stood at 0.1%.

That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Norway peaked at 0.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.

Norway ranks 61st of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) in Norway, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of employed population aged 15-24 Change
2004 0.0%
2005 0.1% +56.5%
2006 0.1% -2.6%
2007 0.1% +21.8%
2008 0.1% -0.9%
2009 0.1% -29.7%
2010 0.1% +3.8%
2011 0.0% -16.5%
2012 0.1% +113.5%
2013 0.1% -9.5%
2014 0.0% -66.8%
2015 0.0% +66.4%
2016 0.1% +5.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 6
2010s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 7

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 58 United States of America 0.1% compare
  2. 59 Panama 0.1% compare
  3. 60 Spain 0.1% compare
  4. 62 Romania 0.0% compare
  5. 63 Cyprus 0.0% compare
  6. 64 Netherlands 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Norway?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Norway was 0.1% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2012.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
How does Norway rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24?
Norway ranks 61st out of 82 countries with data for 2016.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Norway data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed population aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,165 data points, 1970–2021
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